ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238593
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| Date: | Friday 8 May 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Bristol Beaufighter Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 2 (C) OTU RAF |
| Registration: | T4798 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Catfoss, East Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Catfoss, East Yorskhire |
| RAF Catfoss |
Beaufighter T4798, 2 Coastal Operational Training Unit, aircraft accident near Catfoss, Yorkshire, 8.5.1942.
Aircraft suffered a failure of the port engine when the pilot was undertaking a training flight, after it overshot it's first landing at Catfoss the aircraft stalled and spun into ground. It was thought that the aircraft climbed too steeply after the overshoot and had initially overshot because another aircraft was too close to this and was attempting to land in front of this aircraft at the time.
Crew:
Sgt (1212379) Lionel Leslie CARTWRIGHT (pilot) RAFVR : killed
Sgt (1181842) Maurice Howard VINCENT (obs.) RAFVR : killed
Sources:
http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/yorkshire/york42/t4798.html
AIR81/14126
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2020 07:44 | Nepa | Added [Operator] |
| 18-Jul-2021 21:20 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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